Last year, on June 21st, to be precise, the WNBA dropped the first batch of All-Star voting results. A’ja Wilson was leading the charge, Caitlin Clark was right behind her, and the reigning Rookie of the Year, Aaliyah Boston, secured third. Angel Reese? She had just casually made history by becoming the first rookie to record seven straight double-doubles, so naturally, she landed a well-earned seventh place with 118,490 fan votes. Fast forward to the exact same day a year later, and well, the script looks familiar, but someone’s clearly been messing with the plot.
Once again, Reese decided voting season was a good time to drop historical numbers. This time, she became the second-youngest player in WNBA history to post a triple-double, leading her team to a 78–66 win over the Connecticut Sun. That performance only highlighted the list of achievements people seemed to be ignoring while hyper-focusing on her team’s hiccups. This year, she also became the fastest player in league history to notch 500+ points and 500+ rebounds, in just 38 games, surpassing Tina Charles.
And before anyone throws out the tired old “stat-padding” narrative, let’s pause. It’s actually a power move to have more rebounds than points. Nikola Jokić does it, and no one bats an eye. Plus, Reese’s stat gap isn’t even that wide. She’s still leading the league in rebounds and, just for fun, became the fastest player ever to hit 30 career double-doubles. She did it in just 42 games.
So when this year’s first All-Star returns dropped and Reese was sitting at 13th with 173,363 votes? Yeah, jaws hit the floor. Lexie Hull above Reese? Above Skylar Diggins, Allisha Gray, Rickea Jackson? Something did not add up. Now, sure, Reese’s shooting efficiency has dipped a bit, but to her credit, she’s been putting in the work. She’s even stepped out to the three-point line. Also, the team around an anchor player matters a lot. And let’s be real, these fan votes are driven by popularity. But isn’t Reese already one of the most popular players in the league? Think about it – her “mebounds” celebration practically became a meme template, and even when Marina Mabrey pushed Caitlin Clark, headlines were dragging Reese into it just because Mabrey once wore a Sky jersey for half a season. That’s main character energy if I’ve ever seen it.
At the end of the day, though, Angel Reese isn’t built to sit back. So, she took to Twitter and Instagram, urging people to vote for her as crucial “double voting” days are here. “DOUBLE VOTING TODAY!” Reese reminded fans on X and then made sure to ask for an update on Instagram. “DID YOU VOTE TODAY?????” Reese asked. “VOTE NOW!”
Talking about the top three this year, “Caitlin Clark is No. 1 in All-Star fan voting in the first returns, the league just announced. Clark has 515,993 votes, while Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier is second and Indiana’s Aliyah Boston is third,” Chloe Peterson wrote on X.
DOUBLE VOTING TODAY! https://t.co/SdxaYrHYlJ https://t.co/jBJ4iDDZlD
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) June 20, 2025
Coming back to Reese, as Rachel Banham said, “If you average a double-double, you deserve to be an All-Star“. More than true, and not to forget that last year, Reese wasn’t just showing up, she was clocking in with 12 points and 11 rebounds, all in just 18 minutes. She also became just the second rookie ever to grab 10+ rebounds in an All-Star Game, joining Aliyah Boston in the elite club. And when the crowd was still settling into their seats, within her first three minutes on the floor, she tied the league record for the most offensive rebounds by a rookie in an All-Star Game: five. Yes, five. In three minutes. Blink and you’d miss it. Of course, Reese also became the first rookie to ever record a double-double in an All-Star Game.
This mid-season exhibition dates back 26 years and includes various events, including a three-point contest, skills challenge, and various fan-based and community-based challenges. Having said that, the Indiana Fever will be hosting the event for the first time ever. While Clark and Boston are already ruling the voting chart, it will be exciting to see where Reese lands after her latest voting plea.
Indiana Fever fans indulge in dirty games ahead of the WNBA All-Star
While we are just a month away from the latest edition of the WNBA All-Star games, not everything seems to be in paradise for the Indiana Fever. No sooner did the league announce the official opening of voting lines did the dirty games began. And the Indiana Fever fans were caught in the eye of the storm.
Let’s understand how the voting works first. The ballot stays open for about half a month. You can cast one ballot per day through the WNBA app or WNBA.com, where you’ll get to vote for up to 10 players: six frontcourt stars and four guards. And there are double-vote days. Yes, your vote will count twice on these magical dates: June 14, June 20, and June 27. But fans don’t hold all the cards, just half of them. Fan votes count for 50% of the total score, and the other half is split between the players and media, who each contribute 25%. Once all the votes are tallied, the top four guards and six frontcourt players with the highest overall scores will be named starters. Then the WNBA head coaches come in to pick the 12 reserves, but no voting for players on their own teams.
So, many took advantage of the media vote loophole to boost Caitlin Clark. All it took was entering a media member’s email to skew the results in favor of the Fever star. A journalist, LoLivia Pope, exposed the scandal on X, writing, “Multiple media members have had their emails hacked by Caitlin fans…. All for the sake of voting her into the All Star game? This next level shit. Y’all don’t feel crazy doing this? All for an ALL STAR GAME? Weirdos man.”
Another WNBA journalist, Sara Jane Gamelli, shared a screenshot that showed unsolicited vote confirmations. “Woke up to more votes in my inbox!” she posted. “Fan base is unhinged. Call it how I see it. Harassment and threats for what? Some people are just truly showing why this has been the elephant in the room no one’s been talking about.”
It seems like the fans took matters into their own hands because Clark had missed five games due to a quad injury, and everyone thought that hurt her All-Star chances. Really, though? She is the face of the league, after all!
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